At least five people have died in an explosion at Sima Oxygen Limited’s plant in Chattogram’s Sitakunda. Shahadat Hossain, chief executive of the Sitakunda Upazila administration, said the blast occurred at the private facility in Sonaichhari near the Dhaka-Chattogam Highway around 4:30 pm on Saturday. The Fire Service and Civil Defence, the police and Upazila administration officials rushed to the site after the incident, he said. Photos from the site showed the blast ripped through metal structures of the factory in the Kadam Rasul area. The explosion damaged the entire plant.

Source: bd News24 March 05, 2023 02:16 UTC